January 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
NEW ORLEANS A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company’s role in the 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue Reading
January 4, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Is your neighbor’s runaway debris blowing into your yard and you’re sick of it? It might be a case for the State’s Attorney Office, and the offender can face up to a Class B misdemeanor punishable with up to 30 days in prison or a $1,000 fine. Continue Reading
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November 29, 2012 in EOT Focus
MOORHEAD Minnesota law and court precedent have established an objective standard for when the use of deadly force is justified as self-defense, said Clay County Attorney Brian Melton. Continue Reading
October 22, 2012 in West Central Tribune
LITCHFIELD A 23-year-old Dassel man is in the Meeker County Jail awaiting his first court appearance on criminal sexual conduct, use of a minor in sexual performance and child pornography possession charges. Continue Reading
September 21, 2012 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR Christopher Shawn Robison, 37, of Willmar, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, plus a 10-year conditional release period, on a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge for sexual contact with a now 4-year-old child in July 2011.
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September 21, 2012 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR Jesus Cisneros Trevino, 63, of Willmar, pleaded guilty Thursday to a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge for sexual contact with two young girls.
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August 14, 2012 in West Central Tribune
GRANITE FALLS Supporters of Steven Jon Lynn Horton, 22, of Montevideo, held picket signs Tuesday outside the Yellow Medicine County courthouse in Granite Falls to protest his recent convictions on first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. Continue Reading
July 11, 2012 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR Andres Sylvester Rasmussen, 22, of Willmar, was sentenced this afternoon to 36 years in prison, plus a lifetime of conditional release, and a total of $3,000 in fines on three felony charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for repeated sexual contact with a young girl. Continue Reading
July 11, 2012 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR Andres Sylvester Rasmussen, 22, of Willmar, will be sentenced to prison this afternoon in Kandiyohi County District Court for having a year-long sexual relationship with a young girl. Continue Reading
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April 16, 2012 in DL-Online
A spirited discussion is taking place on a website written by and used by members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod promising possible controversy this week at a district convention in Alexandria, Minn., over how the conservative denomination will respond to growing reports that church officials allowed the lay pastor to be hired near Bemidji despite his 1983 conviction for sexually abusing a minor. He was arrested last month on similar charges.
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